However, hopes are now high that footfall will now return with its reopening just before the Easter holiday season.

County councillor Alun Mummery, who hails from the village, told the Mail: “This is very good news, both for the people that Pringles employ and for the island.

“I have heard people talking about how much of a blow Pringles closure has been. It has been quiet in the village since the store's closure, however we've managed somehow.

“However, I must say that it is a shame that James Pringle Weavers did nothing with the adjacent Station House in the meantime, if only just to move things forward.

“I only hope now that all the Pringles employees who have been unable to get work in the meantime or have been forced to work as far afield as Porthmadog during the shop's closure, are taken on at the Llanfair PG firm”.

The re-opening is also an employment boost for the island as the store currently employs 60 members of staff.

Store manager Georgina Robinson, said: “Its been a very busy, but exciting time for all of us.

“As is understandable really, we’ve had lots of phone calls asking when we are going to re-open, and I know the store has a knock-on effect on other businesses in the village.

“We’re happy to be back open and hope to welcome all our customers back to beautiful Anglesey.”